Opinion
CRIMINAL ACTION 3:23-cr-00023-TES-CHW
04-24-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. TREAVION COX, Defendant.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL IN THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE
TILMAN E. SELF, III, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Before the Court is the Government's Unopposed Motion to Continue Trial in the Interest of Justice [Doc. 19]. On December 12, 2023, the Government obtained an indictment charging Defendant Treavion Cox with one count of Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(o) and 924(a)(2). [Doc. 1]. During his arraignment before the United States Magistrate Judge on April 17, 2024, Defendant entered a plea of not guilty. [Doc. 11]; [Doc. 12].
The Government seeks to continue trial because the pre-trial conference is currently scheduled for April 25, 2024, but discovery is still ongoing. [Doc. 19, ¶ 2]. So that the Government and Defense counsel will have adequate time to collect and review discovery, the Court GRANTS the Government's Motion to Continue [Doc. 19]. Accordingly, the Court CONTINUES this case to July 22, 2024, as “failure to grant . . . a continuance . . . would likely . . . result in a miscarriage of justice.” See 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(B)(i). The pretrial conference scheduled for April 25, 2024, is CANCELED.
The ends of justice served by this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public and Defendant in a speedy trial and are in accordance with the considerations required under 18 U.S.C. § 3161(h)(7)(A) for excusable delay.
SO ORDERED.